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Public release of LyX version 1.1.6 |
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What is LyX? |
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LyX is an advanced open-source "document processor". Unlike standard |
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word processors, LyX encourages writing based on the structure of your |
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documents, not their appearance, It lets you concentrate on writing, |
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leaving details of visual layout to the software. |
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With the familiar face of a WISYWIG word processor, LyX produces high |
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quality, professional output -- using LaTeX, an industrial |
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strength typesetting engine. No knowledge of LaTeX is required to |
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use LyX; however, there is also a "TeX mode" which allows you to enter |
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plain LaTeX commands. |
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All in all, LyX is a complete environment for writing documents. It has |
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superior support for scientific writing, but works well for any kind of |
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document. |
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Read more about LyX (including screen shots) at: |
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http://www.lyx.org/ |
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What can LyX do? |
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A very incomplete feature list: |
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- "standard" word processing: fonts, cut & paste, infinite undo... |
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- footnotes, citations, cross-referencing, faxes, spellchecking |
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- almost any math expression (with a simple, but powerfull interface) |
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- automatic, multilevel outline support (enumerated or bullets) |
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- tables and embedded postscript figures support |
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- import LaTeX or ASCII |
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- export LaTeX, ASCII, DVI, PostScript, LinuxDoc-SGML, DocBook-SGML |
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- fair support for non-English documents and/or menus |
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- extensive documentation, including a tutorial |
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- version control using RCS (some support for CVS) |
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How stable is LyX? |
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This release is considered stable, but as with any software, you should |
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take appropriate back-up steps in a production environment. |
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Where can I get it? |
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LyX is distributed under the GNU General Public Licence (GPL), which |
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means that you can not only use it freely, but also modify and |
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redistribute it, provided that you include the source of the program. |
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The main LyX site is |
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ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/ |
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with mirrors at |
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ftp://alpha.tat.physik.uni-tuebingen.de/pub/lyx |
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ftp://ftp.lip6.fr/pub/lyx/ |
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ftp://ftp.chg.ru/packages/lyx/ |
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ftp://ftp.sdsc.edu/pub/other/lyx/ |
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ftp://ftp.fciencias.unam.mx/pub/Lyx/ |
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ftp://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/LyX/ |
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The source code package is available at: |
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ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/stable/lyx-1.1.6.tar.gz |
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ftp://ftp.devel.lyx.org/pub/lyx/lyx-1.1.6.tar.gz |
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and at the mirrors listed above. |
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You need to have XForms version 0.88 or newer to compile your own |
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version. Version 0.88 is highly recommended. LyX should also compile |
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with 0.89. |
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Credits |
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The LyX Team is composed of volunteers from around the world. Many, many |
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people have helped make the 1.1.x releases possible, including: |
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Lars Gullik Bjoennes, Alejandro Aguilar Sierra, Asger Alstrup, |
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Jean-Marc Lasgouttes, Juergen Vigna, John P. Weiss, Bernhard Iselborn, |
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Andre Spiegel, Allan Rae, Henner Zeller, Robert van der Kamp, |
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David L. Johnson, Amir Karger, Joacim Persson, Peter Suetterlin, |
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SMiyata, Alkis Polyzotis, ... |
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Special thanks should go to Matthias Ettrich who started it all. |
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Feedback |
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Please direct any comments or questions to the appropriate mailing list as |
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described on the LyX homepage (http://www.lyx.org/). |
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Enjoy! |
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The LyX Team |
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